The Chicago Bears took on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on the street and gave one other irritating efficiency, leading to one other loss.
The Chicago Bears had one other irritating and embarrassing loss final week to the Inexperienced Bay Packers. In consequence, they spent the whole week having to cope with robust questions and the followers’ ire.
The staff wanted a victory to calm the followers’ nerves and convey again their hope for the staff to take a step ahead within the rebuild. As an alternative, they suffered one other loss. This time it was to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 27-17.
Issues appeared nice when the Bears marched 75 yards on six performs. Quarterback Justin Fields discovered large receiver D.J. Moore on two of these performs for 64 yards. That was notable as a result of final week he focused Moore two instances in the whole recreation.
Issues reverted again after that, nevertheless. After that preliminary drive, Fields and Moore attached thrice for six yards. It was not till the center of the fourth quarter that he discovered Moore downfield.
The Bears had one other landing drive. This one was for 90 yards. Fields discovered Moore twice on the drive for 34 yards. In whole, Moore had 6 receptions for 104 yards.
Moore confirmed that he’s precisely the large receiver Fields and the offense wanted. Though he didn’t have a landing, his catches arrange the 2 touchdowns the Bears had.
Whereas these two drives had been good to see, they had been principally the one highlights for the Bears. Fields once more struggled to seek out open receivers downfield. His behavior of holding onto the ball actually harm him on this recreation. He turned potential large performs into incompletions, or worse but, sacks.
Regardless of struggles, Bears had an opportunity
After the Bears’ second landing, it appeared as if they might mount a comeback. The landing made the rating 20-17. The protection really made a cease and the Bears had the ball with lower than three minutes left within the recreation.
The Bears received the ball inside their 10. They needed to go a great distance, however they’d that probability.
Nevertheless, offensive coordinator Luke Getsy once more determined to go for the quick yardage passes. Fields dropped again to throw a display screen up the center. He was below stress, although and threw the move proper into Tampa’s defender Shaq Barrett. He caught the ball and rumbled into the top zone. That was recreation, set, and match for Chicago.
Only for good measure, Fields threw one other interception on the subsequent drive.
We frequently see this from the Bears. When it appears they’ve a shot at tying or taking a lead late within the recreation they make a vital mistake that prices them that shot.
It simply provides to the frustrations the followers really feel over this staff.
The offensive line struggled once more, however it wasn’t all of the unit’s fault
The offensive line allowed extra sacks than they did final week (4 in Week 1 and 6 in Week 2). Nevertheless, Fields’ indecision was accountable for a number of of them.
What was extra regarding was Braxton Jones‘ efficiency. After committing 4 penalties (three accepted) final week, he dedicated two extra on Sunday (one accepted). Meaning he already has six penalties, 4 of them accepted. The accepted penalties are already half of the variety of penalties he dedicated all of final season.
Jones has to get higher. He’s getting crushed early and his footwork isn’t pretty much as good because it was final season. In consequence, he’s out of place and he wants to carry to maintain the move rusher from killing Fields.
The road was with out guard Nate Davis. He suffered a dying within the household so he missed the sport. It seems that a few of the time he missed throughout coaching camp was due to his member of the family being sick.
The protection struggled even with Eberflus main the unit
Defensively, the Bears regarded the identical. That’s to say, they had been unhealthy. The protection gave up 437 yards of offense. Bucs quarterback Baker Mayfield had 317 passing yards and a landing. His favourite receiver was Mike Evans. Evans had 6 catches for 171 yards and a landing.
The protection was with out coordinator Alan Williams. He missed the sport resulting from private causes. Head coach Matt Eberflus known as the performs for the protection.
Williams obtained criticism for not making the correct changes to what opposing offenses did. Opponents normally beat down the Chicago Bears protection with the identical performs again and again.
After all, there was extra to be involved with than simply the coordinator. Final week, cornerback Kyler Gordon suffered a potential damaged hand. The staff positioned him on injured reserve so he’ll miss no less than 4 video games.
Then his backup, Josh Blackwell, harm his hamstring. He was dominated out for the sport.
Then, through the recreation, the Bears misplaced each of their beginning safeties. Eddie Jackson left resulting from a foot harm and Jaquan Brisker left due to an sickness.
Jackson went down with a non-contact harm on the identical foot he suffered a Lisfranc harm that shut down his season final yr. Eberflus mentioned the staff was cautiously optimistic however wouldn’t rule out that Jackson may need suffered a setback on that harm.
After watching this recreation, the followers are possible as sick as Brisker was feeling.
The staff will face extra anger and questions this upcoming week
With one other irritating loss, the Chicago Bears will face much more scrutiny. If a few of the gamers felt that final week was a shocker, they is perhaps much more shocked at what occurs this coming week.
The Bears are caught in mediocrity and can’t appear to get out. After an offseason wherein normal supervisor Ryan Poles overhauled the roster, many felt the staff might take a step in the appropriate route. To date, nevertheless, that step appears far-off.
There’s definitely loads of time forward for issues to vary. It received’t occur instantly, nevertheless. The Bears journey once more in Week 3. This time they face the reigning Tremendous Bowl champions, the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs. Along with going through the champs, the query of why the Bears handed on quarterback Patrick Mahomes for Mitchell Trubisky will pop up once more. The followers will likely be pondering of what might have been another time.
Place your seats in its upright place and put in your seat belts, of us. This will likely be a bumpy trip of a season and it simply began.
